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义 (Trad.: 義)HSK 5
Pinyin: yì
English Definition: justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship
Chinese Definition:
①公正合宜的道理或举动：正义。义不容辞。义无反顾。仗义直言。
②合乎正义或公益的：义举。义务。义愤。义演。见义勇为。
③情谊：义气。恩义。义重如山。
④意思，人对事物认识到的内容：意义。含义。释义。微言大义。
⑤指认为亲属的：义父。
⑥人工制造的(人体的部分)：义齿。义肢。
⑦姓氏。
Total strokes: 3; Radical: 丶
Pictophonetic:乂 indicates the sound; ⺷ (sheep; simplified form of 義) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿻ Overlaid
Similar Characters: 叉 文 又 乂
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Example Words
意义HSK 5 yì yì sense; meaning; significance; importance; Classifiers: 个
社会主义HSK 6 shè huì zhǔ yì socialism
主义HSK 6 zhǔ yì -ism; ideology
马克思主义 mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì Marxism
义务HSK 5 yì wù duty; obligation; Classifiers: 项 ; volunteer (work etc)
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Example Sentences
1
shēng mìng
生命
de
的
yì yì
意义
shì
是
shén me
什么
？
What is the meaning of life?
2
tā
他
de
的
huí dá
回答
háo wú
毫无
yì yì
意义
。
His answer was meaningless.
3
nà shǒu gē
那首歌
de
的
gē cí
歌词
hěn
很
yǒu
有
yì yì
意义
。
The lyrics of that song are very meaningful.
4
shè qū
社区
zǔ zhī
组织
le
了
yī gè
一个
yì gōng
义工
xiǎo zǔ
小组
。
The community organized a volunteer group.
5
zhè ge
这个
lǐ lùn
理论
yǒu
有
zhòng yào
重要
de
的
shí jiàn
实践
yì yì
意义
。
This theory has important practical significance.
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